parent resources

We know breastfeeding and bottle feeding can be difficult. Please find the below resources to help you and your family along the way. 

• Affirmation cards. YOU GOT THIS!
• KidsHealth breastfeeding articles

• BreastBeginnings App – Android/Apple compatible

  · Free, easy to use menu’s, embedded links to videos, feeding and diaper tracker

• Breastmilk Every Ounce Counts

  · Lists, pictures, short summaries

  · Benefits of breastfeeding, getting prepared, working on volume, self-care

• Breastfeeding and Ohio WIC (English/Spanish)

  · Food benefits for breastfeeding moms for one year

  · Back to work support for moms

  · Peer support

• Kelly Mom Breastfeeding and Parenting

  · Evidence based, plain language, common sense advice

• Black breastfeeding support

  · Facebook groups such as ROSE, Mocha Moms

  · Milk Mama’s (Dayton), BSTARTS (Cincinnati), BLaC (Central Ohio)

  · Chocolate Milk Series (moms and their stories)

• For questions about medications and substances, what’s safe and what’s not:

  · LactMed - online or get it as an app

           · Infant Risk Center - Dr. Hale and team

• Ohio Department of Health Resources for Breastfeeding Rights at Work

• Getting Started with Breastfeeding Videos - Standford Medicine

  · Breastfeeding in the First Hour

  · Maximizing Milk Production

  · A Perfect Latch

  · Hand Expressing Breastmilk

• Global Health Media Breastfeeding Support/Video's (45 languages from Arabic-Vietnamese)

  · Attach Your Baby at the Breast                  

  · How to Express Breastmilk

  · Is Your Baby Getting Enough Milk?           

  · Breastfeeding in the First Hours

• CDC Breastfeeding (English/Spanish)

  · Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity – supporting optimal breastfeeding practices to improve public health

  · Data & Statistics

  · Guidelines and Recommendations

  · Special Populations

  · Proven Strategies

• La Leche League

  · All things breastfeeding, maternal support, local peer support

• Southwest Ohio Breastfeeding Coalition

            · All things breastfeeding support and materials in more than 10 languages